| Population: |
456,989 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 15.4% (male 36,413/female 33,981)
15-64 years: 76.6% (male 166,797/female 183,088)
65 years and over: 8% (male 15,541/female 21,169) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
0.841% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
8.57 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
4.59 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
4.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.072 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.911 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.734 male(s)/female
total population: 0.918 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 4.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 82.27 years
male: 79.44 years
female: 85.25 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
1.03 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
| Nationality: |
noun: Chinese
adjective: Chinese |
| Ethnic groups: |
Chinese 95.7%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) 1%, other 3.3% (2001 census) |
| Religions: |
Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.) |
| Languages: |
Cantonese 87.9%, Hokkien 4.4%, Mandarin 1.6%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%, other 3% (2001 census) |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.3%
female: 87.8% (2001 census) |
